Florida recovered $1.7 million for the state’s seniors last year in refunds, savings, and money simply stolen from them. It’s part of an ongoing effort to fight exploitation and fraud. Volunteers helped 11,000 seniors in 2020. Attorney General Ashley Moody says criminals continued to prey on this vulnerable group even […]
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Vaccinating smokers put too many people on line with seniors; Active rec in Liberty State Park mustn’t harm restoration; Topsy-turvy world in Jersey City politics | Letters
State must rethink vax plan I have read with great interest the opinion piece in The Jersey Journal (“Vaccine rollout a massive failure for seniors”; Jan. 29) and agree with everything written in the article. It was spot on, as were the letters by senior citizens relating the problems in securing […]
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High school seniors are choosing colleges sight unseen
Ella Stanley of Cape Elizabeth applied to and was accepted at Wellesley College, near Boston, but has not been able to tour the campus. Photo by Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer While trying to make one of the biggest decisions of her young life – picking a college where she’ll spend the […]
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Seniors Are At Higher Risk From COVID-19 But Are Less Lonely Than Younger Adults : Shots
“You do what you have to do to survive,” says Diane Evans, who is fighting pandemic loneliness with technology. Evans lives in San Francisco and has Zoom calls regularly with her daughter in Chicago. Lesley McClurg/KQED hide caption toggle caption Lesley McClurg/KQED “You do what you have to do to […]
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Old Time Pottery Fills Big-Hearted Bins for Seniors & Pets This Holiday Season
Old Time Pottery Partners with Pets for the Elderly, Local Pet Shelters and Local Senior Facilities to Bring Holiday Cheer and Supplies MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (PRWEB) November 18, 2020 Old Time Pottery, the tree-mendous holiday superstore, is donating Big-Hearted Bins from all 39 stores across the Midwest and Southeast to support […]
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OneClick.chat Forms Coalition to Address Loneliness in Seniors Ahead of the Holiday Season | News
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — OneClick.chat, an innovative video chat and social engagement platform tailored to seniors, today announced the launch of The Loneliness Awareness Month Coalition, composed of six leading community-building organizations, to address the worsening loneliness epidemic among senior citizens. The coronavirus pandemic has placed an extraordinary toll […]
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US seniors turn to Zoom to connect with friends and family
Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters In his 72 years, Brad Veloz has risked his job and overcome health issues to fight for LGBTQ+ and Latino rights. The coronavirus wasn’t going to stop his activism. A year ago, the self-described “in-your-face” activist had never even used Zoom online video conferencing, but it is […]